November 6th – Performing a Live Set at Night of the Banshees 2021

On November 6th I will be performing a 45 minute live set as part of the 2021 Night of the Banshees party in Berlin in the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche (Zossener Straße 65, 10961 Berlin).  This event has been happening since the 80’s and I am honoured to be included in this years lineup.  I’ll will be performing originals and well as 80’s and Depeche Mode covers. It should be a fun evening with live DJ’s and live performances. For tickets and more information just Click Here

August 15th – Guest on the Artists Under Construction Show

Hosted by Moves Johnson and Neon Tom

On August 15th the “Artists Under Construction Podcast” Episode 2  premiered on YouTube and I was the guest for the episode.  We had a great time talking about the life of a musician and the music scene in Berlin.
Youtube (Link)

I hope you are all doing well!

Germany (particularly Berlin) has been in a hard lockdown since the second week of  December 2020.  Berlin restaurants have been closed since the end of November. The number of COVID-19 infections is on the rise without an end in sight.

My dear friend Matthew Presidente asked me to be a guest on his live online show “More Keys with Matty P” which is a new show he is doing on the Unicorn’s Live streaming platform.  

Unicorn’s Live is an LGBTQ+ Pride network located in Kelowna, BC, Canada.  They traditionally organized LGBTQ+ live events in Kelowna “but, the pandemic made the organization accelerate their pivot to becoming an online streaming service.  Since Matthew had performed at previous Pride events they had organised they offered him a bi-weekly Monday night slot on their platform for a show.  So, Matthew created “More Keys with Matty P!” a cabaret show with a special guest.   Matthew asked me to be his guest for Monday, March 29th and I accepted.  FYI….a monday evening in Vancouver is a Tuesday morning in Berlin.

Due to the lag/delay with streaming we would not be able to perform live together so, we pre-recorded a few video songs.  We recorded and shot video for two of Matthew’s songs and two of mine.  We had them recorded and shot a week before the show date so the producer Dustyn from Unicorn’s Live could smoothly transition from live streaming to the pre-recorded music.   

“More Keys…” aired on Monday, March 29th 8:00 p.m. (Pacific) which is Tuesday, March 30th at 5:00 a.m. Berlin time.  Tech check would happen an hour before at 4:00 a.m. (Berlin) so, my mission was to periodically nap throughout Monday to look fresh & ready for the show.  Anybody who knows me knows I am NOT a morning person!

At 4:00 a.m. Don and I were awake, dressed, cameras set, apartment rearranged, my hair and make-up was good to go and I had a gin martini ready to go.  We logged on, Dustyn sent us the link for the streaming platform, Matty logged on and we were linked in 3 global locations.  The tech check went off without any issues and at 5:00 a.m. it was Showtime!  

The show was so much fun to do!  Matty and I were “live” together for the first time in AGES!  We were also able to communicate with the viewers and take requests on the Unicorns live chat.  Matthew played a few requests and there was a request for me to play Madonna’s “Live a Virgin” live and I had to sing it as quietly as possible so I would not wake up my neighbours. 

The show ended at 10:00 p.m. (Pacific)/ 7:00 a.m. (Berlin).  I had a great experience doing the show with Matthew and working with Unicorns Live.  Would I do this again? 

Absolutely!

Stay healthy, stay safe and I’ll see you soon.

Xoxo

TCT

Once again Don and I were busy shooting video and recording songs for this very special “World is Watching” Valentine’s Day Youtube special.  This time I decided to record a song for the all broken hearts of the world.  This song is titled “Lonely Days” (an anthem to those who have been dumped). 

I also recorded vocals and shot a video for one of Matthew Presidente’s songs titled “Valentine’s Day”…a song also dedicated to broken hearts and dead  relationships (my…we are up an upbeat lot). 😉

I hope everyone had a fabulous Valentine’s Day and I also hope you had a chance to watch last night’s “World is Watching-Valentine’s Day Special”. 

Xoxo

TCT